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03/23/2011

BIENVENUE, WELCOME, COME IN!

and this one just was not cutting it...Faux textured plastic, a scrungy handle that had seen many better days, and a tacky doorbell. Something had to be done about this.

A work in progress:

Here you can also see the reflection from the film we had installed on the glass. This door faces West. The wood door and it's handle, just behind here, get SO hot in the afternoon sun that you almost cannot touch them. The film has made SUCH a difference...and, we are assured, will make a huge difference in the interior temperture come summer.

Well, the tacky doorbell is still there...I'm looking, I'm looking. Who knew? There are wired and wireless, there are bells, chimes and buzzers. There are simple, tasteful, and there are t a c k y , y u c k y doorbells.

Susan of Between Naps on the Porch has a very good post on painted front doors over on Houzz, called "Your Entry: Mad About Red". If you don't know this site, take a look! It's full of great images and information on almost anything to do with home design.

And so, the search for just the right doorbell continues. And once again, I will be visiting the paint stores in search of that perfect front door color!

4 Comments

Love your new storm door. The doorbells are hard to change out. I wanted to at my last house, but it was impossible to find one I liked that was the same size. The builder has installed right on the brick. Sigh...

Aren't you the flatterer! Thanks for the shout out. I hate my storm door too. We replaced the tacky one that was on there when we bought the house twelve years ago but I was too young and making too many choices at that time to really put much thought into it. Actually, I wish I didn't need one at all but with our old house facing north it is basically a prerequisite. Can't wait to see where you take yours. That green was really pretty and I have seen some great turquoise and pink doors too. The black is a timeless great look but a long time ago I read that black doors meant a death in the family. I've stayed away from them ever since. My daughter tells me I am WAY too superstitious.
Pam